Toothache for half a month, night pain may be acute pulpitis, need root canal treatment.
1. The most typical symptom of acute pulpitis is the appearance of spontaneous pain, paroxysmal pain, aggravated at night. In addition, there are symptoms such as temperature-stimulated pain and pain that continues after the stimulus is removed. Among them, the aggravation of pain at night may be related to the patient’s lying position. Root canal treatment is required.
2. Root canal treatment consists of three major steps: root canal preparation, root canal disinfection and root canal filling, which mainly involves drilling a hole in the surface of the tooth, then cleaning the infected pulp and part of the dentin wall in the root canal of the tooth through the equipment, disinfecting it, and then finally filling it. Crown restoration is considered to be carried out after root canal treatment.
Acute pulpitis is mostly a progression of caries, early detection is the key to prevention, it is recommended that regular oral examination, early detection and early treatment.